Ian John Lewis is a serious danger to fighters.

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  1. impacted

    impacted Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Why is this man still employed by the BBBofC? Continually proven to be inept, I'd seriously like to know how he was designated capable of refereeing a world title fight tonight.

    Being generous, Bellew hit Flores 6 inches below the belt line, a serious foul, that Lewis stood there and watched as Bellew went on to unload a full-force combo that put Flores down, a knock down he never recovered from.

    He can't judge a fight, he can't referee a fight. Apart from screaming ''I am the refewee!!!'' at the fighters during the intro's, the man is a danger to the safety of the fighters. Robert Smith needs to get a grip quickly.
     
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  2. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Although he should have called the low blow, what followed was all Flores fault.
     
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  3. CutThroatFade

    CutThroatFade Rangers FC Full Member

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    Absolutely bull**** refereeing. Every time IJL goes into full panic mode. Such a clear low blow.
     
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  4. Arnie

    Arnie Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Agree
     
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  5. N17

    N17 Loyal Member Full Member

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    I agree that IJL is incompetent but BJ has to defend himself at all times, it's basic stuff.
     
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  6. DoubleJab666

    DoubleJab666 Dot, dot, dot... Full Member

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    He sweats too much. Never trust a sweaty man...
     
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  7. impacted

    impacted Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Come on, you know better than that. If it's a mindless mantra of ''defend yourself at all times'', there'd be no need for a referee to penalise foul punches. Lewis will get a fighter badly hurt, he needs to have his license taken away from him immediately, the sport is too dangerous to employ a big-mouthed clown like that to enforce the safety of it.
     
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  8. N17

    N17 Loyal Member Full Member

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    I know what you're saying Mr I, like I said IJL is incompetent in my opinion but if you get hit low, stop boxing and look at the referee the chances are you will get smacked in the face.
     
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  9. thefactor

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    You can blame the WBC for commissioning him to do the fight. You would think that they would know better. This guy is not fit to referee any professional boxing match let alone a world title.
     
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  10. YearZero

    YearZero Boxing Addict Full Member

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    what if you are seriously hurt from a lowblow? have your missus take a hammer to your balls and tell me about protecting yourself at all times afterwards... it's a shock to the body to say the least :D
     
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  11. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He's always been hopeless ever since I can remember, that blow hit Flores in the nuts.
    Having said that Flores didn't help himself after that.
     
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  12. Odins beard

    Odins beard Fentanyl is one hell of a drug.... Full Member

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    He should seriously be looked at, he's consistently shockingly bad and I can't recall the last time he refereed and didn't cause or was in the middle of some sort of controversy.
     
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  13. Jurgen

    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    Shocking referee who should have been banned for life after that Enzo Mac v Ovil farcical stoppage.

    Adam Smith's commentary as well focused on Bellew getting the knockdown and zero mention of the clear low blow.

    If Bellew had taken the low blow, Adam Smith would still be talking about it this time next year and the bias is shocking.

    This ref not fit to run a bath.
     
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  14. Allblacksrule

    Allblacksrule Member banned Full Member

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    I think he's fantastic
     
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  15. GTFUP

    GTFUP Active Member Full Member

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    He's pants everyone in boxing knows that but Bellew was going to win that fight whatever happened I think so IJL can breath easy. Do wonder though if roles were reversed how much stick he would have got if Bellew lost.
     
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